Electric vehicles promise a cleaner, greener future. They offer freedom from fossil fuels and hope for a sustainable planet.
It’s laughable that any of these practices are preventing child labor, especially when Tesla’s cobalt supply is getting mixed in with the output from dozens of area mines. Kamoto Copper Co.
The metals contained in that sale-priced gizmo spawn huge environmental damage and fuel abuses, writes Vince Beiser.
explained in an interview with The Michigan Daily that he wanted to trace the roots of colonialism in Lubumbashi to understand its impacts within the context of the contemporary mining industry. “When ...